Up Up and Away!

Wow! I went to my first Hot Air Balloon Festival last weekend! I don't think there has ever been one locally but I am sure it will now become a tradition. The event was held at our local fairgrounds along with live music, food and a few vendor's. 

The evening was perfect! The weather was not to hot and not to cold and a perfect evening to throw out a blanket or lawn chairs and take some snacks. 

We were able to watch them unload and assembly the balloons and several lifted off into the evening the sky and then returned. All evening you could walk around and go right up to the balloons and the owners. Ask questions, look inside and touch. It was really amazing how polite this crowd was and how it was a such a family event with many families with young children just enjoying an evening out. It was a fun date night for us!

The highlight of the evening was after dark! The balloons lite up the night with their amazing colors! So spectacular! They called it a "balloon glow" and was suppose to be set to music but I never noticed the music. .I was to involved of the simple beauty of glowing colors in the darkness!

Hello out there? Is anyone there? I am seriously debating changing my blog to a new location. I'm frustrated that I never get comments or that  nobody follows me anymore. I may not be the best writer in the world but I do enjoy sharing with other people what is going on in this adventure of life. Am I THAT boring? 

Another Funny Road Picture!

Here we go again! These funny things seem to always "pop" up when I am out and and about. We were on our way to Shipshewana this week when I found this mobile toaster with giant Pop Tarts in the parking lot! So cute and funny!

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Free!!! Who doesn't like FREE? Especially when it is products we use every day! I suggest you sign up for to be a Buzz Agent! Fill out some surveys and wait on your FREE products to arrive. All you have to do is review them and submit the reviews! It's pretty simple! I was asked to review Kroger's Private Selection Brand of products. I received coupons to get purchase all these products FREE! I received panko bread crumbs, fresh loaf of whole garlic bread, maple syrup, a super sweet rub and jam! A total of $25 and I walked out of the store not paying a single shiny penny! I am also currently review Dr. Scholls insoles, Nature Valley Soft Oatmeal Squares, Wine and Prevacide. My daughter is reviewing Special K Bars and Venus Razors. We receive all of this in boxes in the mail! I highly suggest you check out being a Bzz Agent! Let me know if you sign up!

Highway Oddities!

Have you ever thought about the things you see while out on America's highways and byways?  You use to be have to try to explain things to people but now with all of us having Smart Phones everything is a quick click away from sharing! The above photo I took on 465 in Indianapolis! It sure caught my attention! Don't Drive Naked!!! Pretty sexy looking ad! It's for a company that does car wraps! In other words. .don't drive a naked car! Wrap it! Mostly used by companies for advertising but either way I thought this was pretty bold advertising! Try explaining that one to your 5 year old in the backseat!

Of course another trip this summer going thru the country we came around a corner and came bumper to snout with a pig who was out wondering the road.Thankfully his owner was close by tending a garden and came to the rescue. Other wise we would have had bacon for dinner! We really laughed hard at this one!

and another one. . parking! Why do so many people have problems with parking? I know this guy was probably trying to be a smart ass or just couldn't read! This was at the Indianapolis Airport. The sign t clearly states "compact car" but this guy shoves a super sized SUV in the parking spot! Now if the parking garage had been full I might understand a better but there were plenty of empty spots.

I can't wait to see what I find next! Keep those cell phone camera's handy America!!

So as many of you know I am a Bzz Agent! I love being a Bzz Agent! Lots of cool free stuff to try. I was pretty excited to see these Dr. Scholl's Gel Insoles arrive in my mailbox a few weeks ago. I have never tried insoles before. One because I always wondered if they really worked or not and the cost of them. I checked at Walmart and these were around $11.00 Not extremely expensive but not sure I wanted to sink money into something I might only use one time. 

I opened the package and found that you have to trim the toe end of the insole to your shoe size. That was pretty simple since they have markings on them. Simple to do with a pair of scissors. I was a bit concerned about using them in the summer due to the fact that I wear sandals the majority of the summer. I decided to fit them for my current pair of tennis shoes.

The next day we were schedule to move our college age daughter from one apartment to another. This meant lots of lifting and several flights of stairs. A good time to put these new insoles to the test. I have to say after a day of trudging boxes and furniture around two places that my feet felt pretty good! At the end of the day they weren't swollen or hurting! I was pretty impressed! 

The only major issue I have had with them is during my workout. They must have put a bit more lift in the front of my shoe because after my first run I had blisters on the top of my toes! I have worn these sames shoes for 2 years so the only thing I could figure was the insoles made the toes a big snugger than usual and that made my shoes rub in some new spots. I now take them out to workout which is disappointing as I was hoping they would make my workout feel better.

Overall I will definitely be using insoles in my dress shoes for work and maybe find a better fitting pair for my workout shoes.

I also want to recommend that you look into being a BzzAgent! It is amazing the free products I am receiving just for reviewing them! 

Well. .here it is. .June 3, 2013. .the last day of school. I'm always a bag of mixed emotions on the last day of school but this year seems a little  more off than usual. I have nobody to celebrate the last day of school with at my house! This is a first! My baby graduated last year but since I am employed by the school corporation I still get to celebrate the last day of school. It's been fun today to see all the little faces bringing in gifts of flowers and cookies and such for the staff and how excited they are. I look at these young mothers and want to tell them to soak every single minute in. Don't let the hustle and bustle of every day life get in the way of these precious memories. I know everyone tells you when you are a parent that it will fly by and you just kind of say "yeah" and forget about it. But it really does fly by! I could swear my kids were just starting school last week and now they are both in college and starting careers. It's going to be a different type of summer vacation at my house. .quieter. .and more time for me. . .and craft projects. .and book reading. ..sun soaking. . wine. . .no water gun fights, trips with a car load of kids to the pool. .library reading programs. . . . . .poison ivy (hopefully). . .so all you young mother's out there. .soak it all in .. and enjoy the warm summer days! They FLY by!!!